Bounce (radio network)

{{Infobox radio network

| name = Bounce

| logo = Bounce Radio.jpg

| country = Canada

| headquarters =

| type = Radio network

| format = Adult hits

| owner = Bell Media Radio
(Bell Media)

| key_people =

| foundation = by Bell Media

| launch_date = May 18, 2021

| past_names =

| website = {{url|https://www.bounceradio.ca/}}

}}

Bounce is a Canadian radio network, that airs on stations owned by Bell Media. It launched on May 18, 2021, with an adult hits format.{{Cite web|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|access-date=October 29, 2024|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}} The network currently broadcasts on seven stations nationwide.

History

It was announced on May 18, 2021, that 25 Bell Media stations across Canada would flip to the adult hits format on that day. These stations would air songs from the 1980s, the 1990s, and the 2000s.{{Cite web|title=The Music You Just Can’t Quit: New National Brand BOUNCE Radio Launches Today|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/the-music-you-just-cant-quit-new-national-brand-bounce-radio-launches-today/|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2024|website=Bell Media|language=en-US}}

Most of the stations that joined the flip were under the brandings of Bob FM, EZ Rock, The Dock, and The Bear.{{Cite web|title=Bell Media rebrands 25 stations under ‘BOUNCE Radio’ Adult Hits format|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/bell-media-rebrands-25-stations-under-bounce-radio-adult-hits-format/|author=Thiessen, Connie|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2024|website=Broadcast Dialogue|language=en-US}}

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including 20 Bounce stations being sold to ZoomerMedia, Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting, Maritime Broadcasting System, Durham Radio, Vista Radio and My Broadcasting Corporation.{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Toronto Star |agency=The Canadian Press |date=8 February 2024}} The respective sales were approved by the CRTC on December 12, 2024, December 19, 2024, December 20, 2024, January 30, 2025, February 13, 2025, and February 26, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-330.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-330}}{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-336.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-336}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-32 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-32.htm |publisher=CRTC |access-date=30 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-59 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-59.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-59 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=26 February 2025}}